India, Jan. 29 -- Alarming aerial Google Earth visuals of a deserted lot in Los Angeles have fuelled a new wave of conspiracy theories online. The brand-new subject of heavy speculation went viral on social media after Google satellite images raised alarm with ominous cries for "HELP" carved into the debris of an LA property. Police have since confirmed that the rail yard located a mile east of Los Angeles City Hall belongs to Union Pacific Railroad, per The Independent.

The creepy zoomed-in satellite images also revealed the words "LAPD," "federal," and "TRAFICO," which means traffic in Spanish. The last one especially caught the attention of SNS users, who linked the abandoned property filled with dumpsters and trash to a potential gro...